Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A man who allegedly hatched a plan to steal a quantity of cash and almost GUY100 million in raw gold by putting sleeping pills in his co-workers’ porridge was Friday arraigned for the theft. 29-year old Neville Chandrawattie was not required to plea to the indictable offence of allegedly stealing ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Bank of Guyana (BOG) on Friday (15.11.13) launched its new denomination of the $5000 note. The circulation of same is scheduled to begin on December 9 2013. Speaking at the launch, Deputy Governor Gobin Ganga stated that the time between the launch and the issue will be used to ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Michael Khan has been ordered to go on annual leave. When contacted, Khan would only confirm that he received a letter from the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nirmal Rekha sending him on vacation with immediate effect. He ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The owner of South Central Hotel was strangled to death, according to an autopsy performed on Friday. The body of 59-year old Joseph Alexander Jagdeo was found Thursday under a bed in one of the hotel’s rooms by an employee. Police said Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh found that Jagdeo ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia Guyana is gearing up to beat back expected flooding that may accompany expected heavy rains during the Christmas season. “I would want to think that should we have above normal rainfall in the upcoming rainy season that we should be a very good position to response to any threat of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Thursday received the new, elegantly designed Mahaica Children’s Home from telecommunications company, Digicel Guyana. The building was also commissioned by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster and Digicel’s Marketing Director, Jacqueline James, who pioneered this project. The reconstruction ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A businessman, who was shot earlier this week on Orange Walk, succumbed Thursday night at a city hospital, according to sources.He is Jamaican Patrick Forbes of Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown.The 36-year old man was shot about 1 AM Wednesday while he was with a group of persons when shots were ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2015, 21:00 by GxMedia A National Insurance Scheme (NIS) clerk in Lethem was Thursday arrested in connection with an alleged GUY$2 million robbery at a time when social security auditors are in the township, according to well-placed sources. The woman claimed that she was held at knife-point about 8 AM Thursday. Police were summoned ...